The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

— Psalm 53:1

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

— John 3:19

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

— John 8:12

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

— John 9:5

And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

— Revelation 22:5

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

All reasoning that suppresses God becomes folly and leads to foolish, darkened hearts that people who turn away from God do not recognize. Instead, they speak of “bright new ideas” or “seeing the light,” heralding their own limited insights. God Himself is the only true light, representing truth, purity, life and knowledge. God, the true light, illuminates the soul and the mind. God is the sole source of light that gives humanity intellect. All light apart from Him is mere illusion.

In the Bible, a fool’s guilt includes moral folly, intellectual folly, and wickedness. Consequently, the Bible often connects fools with denying God. Biblical foolishness represents a hardened heart and moral perversity rather than a lack of brainpower. For example, the Psalms repeat the warning: “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.” While finite humanity cannot know eternal God fully, “foolishness” describes the darkened heart’s willful rejection of God’s truth.